Bert Abbey vs. Mel Queen — Career Comparison

Bert Abbey
Pre-GenerationalVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Bert Abbey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mel Queen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.14 and WHIP 1.286 compared to 4.52 and 1.546 for Bert Abbey. By the career numbers, Mel Queen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Abbey and Mel Queen

Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.23
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.03
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.76
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.63
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.48
35.48
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.28
82.28
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.57
23.57
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.82
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
4.52
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
686
10.87
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.29
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.04
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
3.3
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
2.55
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.622
0.622
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.29
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
40.69
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.22
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.18
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
7
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2350
37.24
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.69
40.69
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Bert Abbey and Mel Queen

Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.54
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.12
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
2.74
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
1.86
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
2.39
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
1.81
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.28
87.28
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.911
1.911
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Abbey and Mel Queen

Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
79
188.1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
529.18
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
252
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
225
535.71
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.496
0.496
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
38
90.48
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
32
76.19
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.14
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
6
14.29
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12.95
30.83
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.42
28.36
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
47
111.9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
140.48
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
137.7
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.449
0.449
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
50
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
20
39.34
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
17
40.48
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
90.48
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
84.59
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.76
30.37
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
12.65
24.89
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
50
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
21
41.31
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
54
128.57
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
4.67
4.67
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.29
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.84
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.93
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.9
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67